Olga Migliaressi-Phoca
born 1981, lives and works in Athens.
Olga Migliaressi-Phoca creates narratives that reflect popular culture of today and echo current viewpoints and attitudes of western society with a pinch of irony. In her text based works, the artist turns iconic logos into a thought-provoking play of words. Recognizable, familiar signs that have become a mundane part of everyday vocabulary become transformed into a novel narrative. Powered with the fuels of humor and irony, these new insignia aim to draw the viewer’s attention and reflect on current concerns, in a light-hearted, playful manner. Well-known brand logos comprise of a universal language, that is comprehensively identifiable, and in turn act as symbols that suggest modern place and time.
Vita
Parsons The New School for Design, The New School University, New York, USA MFA Photography & Related Media
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK
B.A. (Hons) Fashion Photography
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London, UK
Foundation Studies in Art and Design (Merit)
Exhibitions
Solo Show, Britta Rettberg, Munich, DE
SNAKES & LADDERS, Caro Jost & Olga Migliaressi-Phoca, Britta Rettberg, Munich, DE
RISKY BUSINESS, The BREEDER, Athens, GRC
KEEP WALKING, Haus N, Athens, GRC
PERPETUAL ENDANGERED TEMPO, P.E.T. Projects, Athens, GRC
SIN CITY, Dio Horia Contemporary Art Platform, Mykonos, GRC
LOVES ME LOVES ME NOT, You Cannot Hide For More Than Seven Years, project by Despoina Damaskou Architecture Studio, Athens, GRC
COCO NUTS, Dio Horia Contemporary Art Platform, Mykonos, GRC
Opus MAGNUM, Britta Rettberg, Munich, DE
THIS CURRENT BETWEEN US, curated by Panos Giannikopoulos & Georgia Liapi, powered by PPC Historic Steam Electric Power Station, Neo Faliro, GRC
PERFORMATIVE TRANSCENDING SOMATIC DINNER, curated by George Bekirakis & Lydia Antoniou, supported by NEON, Athens, GRC
SISTERHOOD, curated by Angelo Plessas Haus N Gallery, Athens, GRC
GALERIE UTOPIA / NOWHERELAND PART II, Hamburg, DE
WHO’S THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL?, curated by Despoina Damaskou & Angelo Plessas CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL, P.E.T. Projects & SPAGHETTO Booth, Istanbul, TUR
HIGHLIGHT: GRAMERCY, curated by Paul Efstathiou & Eleanor Flatow National Arts Club, New York, USA
DANCING GODESSES, Dio Horia Contemporary Art Platform, Mykonos, GRC
CULTURAL MEMORIES, Archeological Museum of Milos, GRC
THE DIARY OF A SEAMSTRESS. AN IMAGINARY BIOGRAPHY, curated by Efi Falida, Antonopoulou Gallery, Athens, GRC
JUMP BALL, Dio Horia Contemporary Art Platform, Mykonos, GRC
IT LOOKS LIKE UP TO ME, Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Athens, GRC
THE EQUILIBRISTS, kuratiert von Gary Carrion-Murayari & Helga Christoffersen with Massimiliano Gioni, Benaki Museum, Athens, in collaboration with The New Museum, New York & DESTE Foundation, Athens, GRC
ALICE IN CRISIS, curated by Marina Vranopoulos, Dio Horia Contemporary Art Platform, Mykonos, GRC
Dio Horia in Mykonos, Dio Horia, Contemporary Art Platform, Mykonos, GRC
I DON’T GET IT, MauMau Gallery Space, Istanbul, TUR
5533 Art Space, curated by Merve Unsal
İMÇ 5.Blok no: 5533 Unkapanı-Istanbul, TUR
ROOMS. For Rent, curated by Petros Kosmas Kappatos Gallery, Athens, GRC
STATES OF FLUX, Aperture Foundation, curated by Arthur Ou, New York, USA
IN SEARCH OF PEOPLE, JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION 2010 Mills Pond House Gallery, New York, USA
THE UNIFYING MACHINE, curated by David August Trimble, Converted Warehouse Space, Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York, USA
MFA THESIS EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHY, Arnold & Sheila Aaronson Gallery, Parsons The New School for Design, The New School University, New York, USA
Projects
GOODFEAR, in collaboration with Despoina Damaskou, Spaghetto Solarium hosted by The BREEDER SPAGHETTO
Athens, GRC
TEST THE WATERS, in collaboration with Despoina Damaskou, Spaghetto Test, SPAGHETTO, Venice, IT
NEW WIND SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP, New Hotel, Athens x Dio Horia Contemporary Art Platform, Mykonos, GRC
Residencies
FOUNTAINHEAD, Miami, Florida, USA
MAUMAU, Istanbul, TUR
Publications
PUSH BUTTON / START CROSSING, artist Book, on the occasion of Fountainhead Residency, Miami, USA
TROPICAL LIFE, artist Book, on the occasion of Fountainhead Residency, Miami, USA
THE DIARY OF A SEAMSTRESS, published by ΚΑΠΟΝ Publications Athen, GBR
THE EQUILIBRISTS, published by DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, printed in Greece by Alta Grafico S.A., copyright 2016 DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art Athen, GRC